Texas native Simone Manuel makes 3rd Olympic team

Simone Manuel, of Sugar Land, claimed a relay spot with a fourth-place finish after bouncing back from overtraining syndrome. INDIANAPOLIS — Kate Douglass won the women’s 100-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials on Wednesday night, with Simone Manuel, of Sugar Land, claiming a relay spot with a fourth-place finish after bouncing back from overtraining … Read more

‘I showed him a wrap-around move’ | Jamal Crawford on his recent workout with Spurs’ Wembanyama

SAN ANTONIO — A photo of former NBA guard Jamal Crawford and San Antonio Spurs‘ Victor Wembanyama went viral recently, showing the pair working out together in San Antonio. The photo was a hit, and Spurs fans were eager to see Wemby improve his game thanks to Crawford, who was quite the spectacular scorer during … Read more

Rickwood Field, Willie Mays’ first pro park and monument of opportunity and oppression, welcomes MLB

Rickwood Field hosted Alabama’s first integrated sports team, the minor league Birmingham Barons, in 1964. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Gerald Watkins watched Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and other New York Yankees wade through stalks of corn onto an Iowa field in 2021, near the filming site for the 1989 baseball movie “Field of Dreams.” Watkins thought about … Read more